Twpter Terms of Service

This platform is mostly functional and in the final stages of development, but is still being tested under "Real World" conditions for intermittent glitches and unexpected  errors.

See: Message from Founder of Twpter

Note: Use this platform at your own risk if you become offended easily.

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Defined Terms.
As used in this document, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

''Platform'' shall mean the mean the twpter.com website / social media platform and includes comments posted on any website that utilizes the comment posting capabilities and web code routines that allow users to post, vote on, and display comments and otherwise communicate with other users via posting those comments by displaying them on a web page or via e-mail or by any other technical means of dissemination.

''Content'' shall mean the mean comments, replies, votes, images, video, audio, URLs or web links or any other information or speech provided to this platform.

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1. Who may use the Platform

This platform is free to use by all members, no attempt to verify the age or true identity of users or members will be made; use this platform at your own risk. Also, if you think the content of this platform may be offensive or hazardous to children or persons under your or your organization's custody or control, you should take steps to block access to this platform to those individuals at your home / institutional internet access points.

2. Privacy

This service does not utilize SSL encryption / SSL security certificates.

 You have no reasonable expectation of privacy while using this platform.

Any and all information you post or communicate through this platform may be intercepted by others and be stored, re-posted, or re-transmitted to other parties, including government agencies and law enforcement organizations.

''A word to the wise'': interception of all information sent over the internet or by phone, by government authorities, particularly the United States Government via the NSA is a ''given'' whether a website has SSL encryption or not.

This service only collects information about users and their access devices (computers, phones, tablets etc.) to allow the platform and connected websites to technically function; this includes cookies to remember user preferences, IP addresses for user tracking and proper page display, Session ID for proper comment posting, storage and retrieval and other pieces of technical ''metadata'' that allow the platform to provide an enjoyable user experience. This information is not sold, leased, rented or otherwise provided to any third parties for any reason (except in the unlikely event of a valid court order), and is not used for advertising purposes.

3. Content on the Platform

Users are solely responsible for the content they produce. The platform does not take any responsibility for any content posted by users, and can therefore not be held responsible for it's accuracy, truthfulness or reliability; again: use this platform and the information you may find on it, at your own risk, as this platform takes no responsibility for information posted or otherwise provide by users.

This platform does NOT censor user comments and other forms of speech based solely on political viewpoint.

This platform will only censor or remove content, (at our sole discretion) for the following reasons:

(a) Content or speech that violates, or reasonably appears to violate the laws of the United States relating to free speech as elaborated in the 1 st amendment of the bill of rights of the United States Constitution and associated case law.

This is a somewhat complicated legal concept lately, but a starting place to research it can found here:

https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/what-does

and here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
United_States_free_speech_exceptions

(b) Content that constitutes an abuse of the platform, otherwise known as ''Spam'', especially: content that is wholly irrelevant to the topic of the conversation it is posted into, or content that is posted with the apparent intention of disrupting the platform or annoying other users, especially if the content posted to a large number of recipients or posted multiple times, which; (at our sole discretion) degrades the experience of other users and / or disrupts the proper operation of the platform. (Including spam of a religious nature.) will not be tolerated

 

4. Your Rights and Grant of Rights in the Content

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the platform. What’s yours is yours — you own your Content.

By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through this platform, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed (for clarity, these rights include, for example, curating, transforming, and translating).

 

This license authorizes us to make your Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same. You agree that this license includes the right for the platform to provide, promote, and improve the platform and to make Content submitted to or through the platform available to other companies, organizations or individuals for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, re-sharing, promotion or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. Such additional uses by platform, or other companies, organizations or individuals, is made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the platform as the use of the platform by you is hereby agreed as being sufficient compensation for the Content and grant of rights herein.

You represent and warrant that you have, or have obtained, all rights, licenses, consents, permissions, power and/or authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein for any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the platform. You agree that such Content will not contain material subject to copyright or other proprietary rights, unless you have necessary permission or are otherwise legally entitled to post the material and to grant the platform the license described above.

5. Your Account

You may need to create an account to use some parts of platform. You are responsible for safeguarding your account, so use a strong password and limit its use to this account. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above.

6. Your License to Use the Platform

This platform gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the software provided to you as part of the platform. This license has the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the platform as provided, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and other countries. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the TWPTER name or any of the TWPTER trademarks, logos, domain names, other distinctive brand features, and other proprietary rights. All right, title, and interest in and to the platform (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of TWPTER and its licensors. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding TWPTER, or the platform is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

7. Ending These Terms

You may end your legal agreement with TWPTER at any time by deactivating your accounts and discontinuing your use of the platform.

We may suspend or terminate your account or cease providing you with all or part of the platform at any time for any or no reason, including, but not limited to, if we reasonably believe: (i) you have violated these Terms or rules

(ii) you create risk or possible legal exposure for us; (iii) your account should be removed due to unlawful conduct, (iv) your account should be removed due to prolonged inactivity; or (v) our provision of the Services to you is no longer commercially viable. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you by the email address associated with your account or the next time you attempt to access your account, depending on the circumstances. In all such cases, the Terms shall terminate, including, without limitation, your license to use the platform,
except that the following sections shall continue to apply: ''Your Rights and Grant of Rights in the Content'' and ''Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability''

8. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

The Services are Available "AS-IS"

Your access to and use of the platform or any Content are at your own risk. You understand and agree that the platform is provided to you on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The ''TWPTER Entities'' refers to TWPTER, its parents, affiliates, related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners, and licensors. Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, THE TWPTER ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. The TWPTER Entities make no warranty or representation and disclaim all responsibility and liability for: (i) the completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services or any Content; (ii) any harm to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the Services or any Content; (iii) the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any Content and other communications maintained by the Services; and (iv) whether the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from the TWPTER Entities or through the platform, will create any warranty or representation not expressly made herein.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TWPTER ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; OR (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE TWPTER ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TWPTER, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TWPTER ENTITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

9. General

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The changes will not be retroactive, and the most current version of the Terms, which will always be at TWPTER.COM/tos, will govern our relationship with you. We will try to notify you of material revisions, for example via a service notification or an email to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

The laws of the State of Texas, excluding its choice of law provisions, will govern these Terms and any dispute that arises between you and TWPTER. All disputes related to these Terms or the Services will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in Austin County, Texas, or if such courts are not located in Austin County, Texas;  City of Houston / Harris County Texas, United States, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.

If you are a federal, state, or local government entity in the United States using the platform in your official capacity and legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you. For such U.S. federal government entities, these Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of Texas (excluding choice of law).

In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. TWPTER's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms are an agreement between you and TWPTER.

Effective February, 15 2021

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Disclosure:

Origin of name for this platform: TWPTER

The name for this website and the social media platform that will run from it: Twpter.com comes from the initials TWP  from the independent political commentary website  (TrueWorldPolitics.com), and the suffix "ter"*

Hence: True World Politics TER.com

twpter.com - The independent social media platform.
"different bird... different attitude"™

* - Entymology - Suffix -ter- was used to create a noun for person whose function or profession was to perform the action (irrespective whether he actually did it) while the o-grade of it -tor- was used to denote a person who just did the action. The combination of suffixes -a̯-ter- was used for some relatives.

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Vulgar and Explicit Content Warning:

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The origins of the TWPTER logo